Garment.



L. K. LITCHFIELD.

GARMENT. APPLICATION FILED JULY I9. I916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED JULY l9. I916.

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LAURA K. LITC-HFI'ELD. osmaw'ronx, N. Y.

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Application filed July 13, 1918. Serial No. 110,072.

Be it known that I, LAURA K. LITCH- FIELD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, .in the county and State of New York, have invented a new and E11- proved Garment, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

Among the principal objects .which' the present invention has in view are: to proride aone-piece garment'arranged to pro duce the effect of a skirt and bloomers; to

provide. a garment of the character menlifted to remain tioned adaptedto' permit ease and freedom of the legs of the wearer; to provide aonc-. J piec skirt arment closed at the bottom; to

provide a loomer-like garment having a skirt portion; and to provide a bathing garment ofthe character mentioned, the bot tom portion of the skirt whereof cannot be on or above the hips of the wearer. i I

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Figure 1 is a. pictorial view showing a garment constructed and arranged 1n accord ance with the present invention as being worn as a bathing suit, the skirt being shown as falling to its natural position;

- worn, the skirt being lifted to an extreme j position to. showthe method of shaping the seat andcrotch;

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the skirt as being lifted;

Fig. 3 is a viewof the garment showing the under side thereof, the skirt being extendedto show the bloomer and crotch .Fig; 4 is a view showing the garment as ,teria -betwecn which openings out and seemed to form a baggy seat portion and a short inside leg portion. The crotch por: tion is formed by shaping the seat 1:; and

specification of Letters Patent. Patented Julie 12, 1917.

the leg-forming portions 16 so that the I crotch seam 17 is drawn slightly between the points 18 and 19 where the leg portions are connected with theseat portion. lfiand the frontof the bloomer portion. l

Between the waist-line and leg opening shf the garment, a short skirt section 20i provided. Preferably the section 20 is section 20 is formed of two thicknesses, the outer thickness being integral with the tegral with the bl'oomer'portion 13. e

upper portion of the bloomen ortion 13. The outer edges of" the two thicknesses are sewed. A line of stitching 21isthenformed securing the top of What istermed the skirt section 20. k

The garment is furnished with the usual and desired fittixigsfsuch as pockets, belt,

lope-ls and collar. If itis desired, some form of closure member, such as elastic, may be provided for contracting the leg openin' When the garment is employed as a be ing suit, it isevident that a-modishbutmodest garment is provided. -Also it is obvious that the desired freedom of action;

is permitted to the wearer. When in bath-I- .ing, a further advantage to the wearer of a.

suit present invention, is that the waves cannot lift theskirt above the hips, an objection togarments of the usual con? be found in struction.

While the garment has been herein-dc;

scribed in its useas a bathing garment, it will also be understood as being des rable as a garment for women when exercisinglnf a gymnasium or; in other athletic pursuits.

A further'employment of garments-con structed as herein disclosed ma bees jumpf ers or rompers for children. enthe garment is employed in this capacity, provision is made for opening and closin the seam 17. and otherwise obviously mo ifying the formation of what has been styled the seat and crotch portions.

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1. A garment comprising a skirt embodving a lower portion formed of two thickncsses of fabric, a short bloomer section integral with the under layer of Sfi'id lower portion, said bloonicr section having leg openings, and means for forming a short crotch in said bloomcr section between said leg openings. I I

Q. A garment as rimraetcrmcrl comprising a skirt portion; a liloomcr portion, said bloomer portion conforming in shape to and forming a lining for the lower section of said skirt portion, said bloomer por tion having leg openings formed therein in spaced relation, said openings being formed in the area within the attachment of the bloomer portion 11nd skirt portion.

3. A. garment as characterized having a skirt: portion; a bloomer portion, said bloomer portion being in part shaped to a, point sufficiently high on said skirt conform with and to form a lining for the lower section of said skirt portion, said bloomer portion having leg openin s formed therein; and means for permanently attach ing the bloomer portion and skirt portion at ortion to prevent the unsupported part of said bloomer portion-extending below the lower edge of said skirt portion.

LAURA K. LITCHFIELD 

